1 00:00:16,763 --> 00:00:18,424 Lois, are you going somewhere? 2 00:00:18,498 --> 00:00:20,090 - Yes, I am. - Where? 3 00:00:20,167 --> 00:00:22,727 I don't mean to be rude, but it's none of your business. 4 00:00:22,803 --> 00:00:24,134 You've got a scoop, don't you? 5 00:00:24,204 --> 00:00:27,696 - It's the revolution in South America. - No, the riots in Miami. 6 00:00:27,774 --> 00:00:29,366 - $5. - You're on. 7 00:00:29,443 --> 00:00:32,469 Lois, you're going to have to clear this with the budget office. 8 00:00:32,546 --> 00:00:36,038 I'm not going on a story. I do have a personal life. 9 00:00:38,919 --> 00:00:41,285 All right, if you must know, I am on my way... 10 00:00:41,355 --> 00:00:44,415 to check into the Lexor Hotel for a night of pure relaxation. 11 00:00:44,491 --> 00:00:46,789 It's a prison break upstate, isn't it? 12 00:00:47,661 --> 00:00:50,494 - Do you want to see my reservation? - Yes. 13 00:00:53,967 --> 00:00:55,559 Honeymoon suite? 14 00:00:57,437 --> 00:00:58,836 It was the only thing available. 15 00:00:58,905 --> 00:01:01,305 Lois Lane in the honeymoon suite? 16 00:01:01,375 --> 00:01:04,776 - Stranger things have happened. - Name one. 17 00:01:05,245 --> 00:01:07,770 Thank you all very much. I'm leaving now. 18 00:01:08,014 --> 00:01:11,848 Now, Lois, you've got to admit, the idea of you spending a night... 19 00:01:11,918 --> 00:01:15,684 just relaxing is a little farfetched. 20 00:01:15,789 --> 00:01:17,916 O ye of little faith. 21 00:01:44,985 --> 00:01:46,646 You smell so good. 22 00:01:47,854 --> 00:01:49,754 I washed my hair for you. 23 00:01:49,823 --> 00:01:51,916 I knew we'd be together, so I... 24 00:01:56,129 --> 00:01:58,154 - I love you, Johnny. - I love you. 25 00:02:01,168 --> 00:02:03,466 I love you so much, I ache inside. 26 00:02:50,317 --> 00:02:51,306 Yes? 27 00:02:51,384 --> 00:02:52,851 Working hard? 28 00:02:53,119 --> 00:02:55,610 No, Clark. I'm relaxing. 29 00:02:55,689 --> 00:02:57,088 Yeah, right. 30 00:02:57,791 --> 00:02:59,122 How is the view? 31 00:02:59,192 --> 00:03:01,422 It's wonderful. 32 00:03:01,495 --> 00:03:02,689 It's... 33 00:03:08,668 --> 00:03:10,135 I don't believe it. 34 00:03:11,371 --> 00:03:12,963 You don't believe what? 35 00:03:13,039 --> 00:03:14,131 Lois? 36 00:03:14,341 --> 00:03:15,899 Where are those? 37 00:03:16,776 --> 00:03:17,765 Yes. 38 00:03:22,182 --> 00:03:25,117 It's wonderful. It's just wonderful. 39 00:03:25,318 --> 00:03:26,546 Lois, are you okay? 40 00:03:26,786 --> 00:03:28,413 Congressman Harrington? 41 00:03:29,389 --> 00:03:30,583 Yeah. 42 00:03:32,826 --> 00:03:34,157 How's the bed? 43 00:03:37,063 --> 00:03:38,462 The bed? 44 00:03:39,733 --> 00:03:41,633 The bed is just great, Clark. 45 00:03:43,169 --> 00:03:46,195 Clark, I'm in a Jacuzzi, can you hold on a second? 46 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:48,468 Lois? 47 00:03:53,914 --> 00:03:55,074 Hello? 48 00:03:56,049 --> 00:03:57,175 Yes, Clark, yes. 49 00:03:57,784 --> 00:03:59,376 Lois, is the TV on? 50 00:03:59,452 --> 00:04:00,680 What? No. 51 00:04:01,154 --> 00:04:03,884 I mean, yes. The TV is on. 52 00:04:04,124 --> 00:04:06,024 You get a good night's sleep. 53 00:04:06,092 --> 00:04:07,116 I will. 54 00:04:08,028 --> 00:04:10,622 Lois, I didn't think you had it in you. 55 00:04:10,697 --> 00:04:12,187 You didn't? What? 56 00:04:12,265 --> 00:04:15,462 The ability to take an entire weekend off. 57 00:04:16,369 --> 00:04:17,666 Congratulations. 58 00:04:17,804 --> 00:04:21,035 Clark, I gotta go now. I gotta get back to relaxing. 59 00:05:36,282 --> 00:05:38,842 - Isn't that... - Congressman Ian Harrington. 60 00:05:38,918 --> 00:05:40,647 Chairman of the House Defense Committee. 61 00:05:41,788 --> 00:05:43,881 And the most notoriously sexy man in Washington. 62 00:05:43,957 --> 00:05:45,754 Unsubstantiated rumors. 63 00:05:45,825 --> 00:05:47,349 The best kind. 64 00:05:49,295 --> 00:05:50,728 Who's that joker? 65 00:05:50,797 --> 00:05:54,233 We don't know, but I'm running the identify program looking for a match. 66 00:05:54,300 --> 00:05:58,100 We know the offices are leased to a company called Apocalypse Consulting. 67 00:05:58,638 --> 00:06:00,128 Chief, I was just thinking. 68 00:06:00,206 --> 00:06:02,674 Let me just take a wild guess here. 69 00:06:02,742 --> 00:06:05,802 You want the Daily Planet to put you up in the honeymoon suite... 70 00:06:05,879 --> 00:06:09,178 until we can figure out what's happening with Apocalypse Consulting. 71 00:06:09,249 --> 00:06:11,740 - Thanks, Chief. - Now, wait. Just hold on, Lois. 72 00:06:12,252 --> 00:06:15,244 We're talking a major surveillance operation here. 73 00:06:15,321 --> 00:06:16,310 This is major. 74 00:06:16,389 --> 00:06:19,916 A Washington VIP selling highly classified information. 75 00:06:22,028 --> 00:06:26,260 Maybe I should contact my source. The source. 76 00:06:26,499 --> 00:06:30,367 Find out if there's anything to this before we get in too deep. 77 00:06:31,604 --> 00:06:34,038 - You don't... - Don't even think about saying that name. 78 00:06:34,107 --> 00:06:35,165 Who? 79 00:06:35,675 --> 00:06:37,199 Okay, you guys. 80 00:06:37,477 --> 00:06:39,274 - You have three nights. - Guys? 81 00:06:39,345 --> 00:06:41,142 - You and Clark. - Did you say Clark? 82 00:06:41,214 --> 00:06:43,478 - I heard him say Clark. - He definitely said Clark. 83 00:06:43,550 --> 00:06:44,539 Definitely. 84 00:06:44,617 --> 00:06:47,484 How would that look, staying in the honeymoon suite with Clark? 85 00:06:47,554 --> 00:06:48,578 The honeymoon suite? 86 00:06:49,723 --> 00:06:52,453 It's a natural. Lois, think this through. 87 00:06:52,859 --> 00:06:56,795 How will you maintain round-the-clock surveillance all by yourself? 88 00:06:56,863 --> 00:06:58,194 - You're gonna need help. - But I... 89 00:06:58,264 --> 00:07:00,027 Besides, what hotel is gonna sit still... 90 00:07:00,100 --> 00:07:02,534 while we're using it as a base for spy operations? 91 00:07:02,635 --> 00:07:03,966 You need a cover. 92 00:07:04,037 --> 00:07:07,632 What better cover than honeymooners in the honeymoon suite? 93 00:07:07,707 --> 00:07:10,574 It would be business. Strictly business. 94 00:07:10,643 --> 00:07:12,372 Now, that's the deal. 95 00:07:12,445 --> 00:07:14,208 Take it or leave it. 96 00:07:14,681 --> 00:07:16,148 I'll take it. 97 00:07:16,616 --> 00:07:17,708 Good. 98 00:07:19,385 --> 00:07:21,319 Just don't try anything funny. 99 00:07:27,260 --> 00:07:30,696 That's it. Hoist her up, big fella. Smile. 100 00:07:32,732 --> 00:07:34,825 Hold on, she can't be that heavy. 101 00:07:36,369 --> 00:07:38,303 Just you give me that. 102 00:07:38,905 --> 00:07:41,931 - She's just a little shy. - She'll get over it. 103 00:07:43,576 --> 00:07:45,373 That man gets no tip. 104 00:07:51,584 --> 00:07:53,916 Can I kiss the bride? 105 00:07:54,554 --> 00:07:58,547 The next person that makes a newlywed joke gets fitted for a body cast. 106 00:07:58,625 --> 00:08:00,024 Count me in! 107 00:08:00,393 --> 00:08:03,191 What're you doing here? We're supposed to be undercover. 108 00:08:03,263 --> 00:08:08,030 I was at a reception downstairs, so I thought I'd just pop up and say hello. 109 00:08:10,069 --> 00:08:12,867 - What about you? - Surveillance equipment. 110 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,070 Why do I get the feeling you've been here before? 111 00:08:49,142 --> 00:08:50,666 This old place? 112 00:08:54,347 --> 00:08:56,838 It's kind of a home away from home. 113 00:08:58,451 --> 00:09:00,248 Hanging garments in the closet. 114 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,255 Toiletries in the bathroom. You're in the drawers on the left. 115 00:09:03,323 --> 00:09:04,722 You unpacked my stuff? 116 00:09:04,791 --> 00:09:07,487 This is a full service hotel. 117 00:09:38,124 --> 00:09:39,716 Extra towels? 118 00:09:49,969 --> 00:09:51,766 What if no one shows? 119 00:09:51,938 --> 00:09:53,997 Then the honeymoon's over. 120 00:09:54,474 --> 00:09:58,069 Don't worry, they will. They made it real clear on that calendar. 121 00:09:59,779 --> 00:10:01,041 Old Maid? 122 00:10:02,682 --> 00:10:05,173 We're here to work, not play games. 123 00:10:08,354 --> 00:10:10,914 I did not say I did not love you. 124 00:10:10,990 --> 00:10:14,289 I said I didn't want to love you because you did not want to love me. 125 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,419 I never said I didn't want to love you. 126 00:10:16,496 --> 00:10:20,899 I said I couldn't love you because you don't want to love anyone but yourself. 127 00:10:20,967 --> 00:10:22,195 Relationships. 128 00:10:22,268 --> 00:10:23,428 You're wrong! 129 00:10:23,503 --> 00:10:26,995 People are entitled to private lives and thoughts, Lois. 130 00:10:27,073 --> 00:10:29,667 - Who are we to judge? - Are you in the right business? 131 00:10:29,742 --> 00:10:34,679 Our job is to rip away the veil of secrecy and expose the naked truth. 132 00:10:36,349 --> 00:10:38,681 Well, when you put it like that. 133 00:10:38,751 --> 00:10:40,912 Okay, I'm going to bed. 134 00:10:42,355 --> 00:10:45,256 Set the recorder for voice activation and wake me... 135 00:10:45,325 --> 00:10:47,725 when our friends across the way show up. 136 00:10:48,861 --> 00:10:51,591 Wait a minute. Aren't you forgetting something? 137 00:10:51,664 --> 00:10:52,688 What? 138 00:10:52,765 --> 00:10:56,599 Well, this is our first night here, alone. 139 00:10:57,370 --> 00:10:58,667 - Together. - So? 140 00:10:58,838 --> 00:10:59,930 So... 141 00:11:01,941 --> 00:11:03,203 we flip for the bed. 142 00:11:03,276 --> 00:11:05,506 How about I get the bed, I lend you a pillow? 143 00:11:05,578 --> 00:11:07,910 - How about we alternate nights? - How about we don't? 144 00:11:07,981 --> 00:11:11,610 - Well, it's a big bed. How about we share? - How about we alternate nights? 145 00:11:11,684 --> 00:11:12,776 Deal. 146 00:12:34,167 --> 00:12:35,896 Good night, Lois. 147 00:12:44,610 --> 00:12:45,770 Good night, Clark. 148 00:13:26,185 --> 00:13:27,652 They're back. 149 00:13:41,601 --> 00:13:43,660 - No. - Turn that up. 150 00:13:50,209 --> 00:13:51,904 That is the last of the systems specs. 151 00:13:51,978 --> 00:13:54,811 I'll have all the information on the testing for you tomorrow. 152 00:13:54,881 --> 00:13:57,111 - Dates, procedures, the whole thing. - Good. 153 00:13:57,250 --> 00:13:59,241 What about a new vote? 154 00:13:59,685 --> 00:14:03,678 I can't initiate a re-vote until after all the tests have been analyzed... 155 00:14:03,756 --> 00:14:05,621 and the plan rejected. 156 00:14:05,725 --> 00:14:08,751 - Hopefully... - Hopefully isn't good enough. 157 00:14:09,262 --> 00:14:12,322 That's why I bought insurance. You. 158 00:14:14,066 --> 00:14:15,397 You don't own me, Rourke. 159 00:14:15,468 --> 00:14:17,993 I own you lock, stock... 160 00:14:18,070 --> 00:14:21,471 and re-election fund, Mr. Chairman. 161 00:14:22,008 --> 00:14:23,669 Never forget that. 162 00:14:23,910 --> 00:14:27,073 No, I just meant, are you sure you can pull this off? 163 00:14:27,146 --> 00:14:28,670 I guarantee it. 164 00:14:29,749 --> 00:14:31,649 Because if you don't, what happens to me? 165 00:14:31,717 --> 00:14:33,685 Pray you never find out. 166 00:14:43,329 --> 00:14:47,595 Clark, what would you say if I said that I have no idea what they're talking about... 167 00:14:47,667 --> 00:14:49,191 but whatever it is... 168 00:14:49,268 --> 00:14:51,862 I think it's even bigger than I originally thought? 169 00:14:51,938 --> 00:14:54,236 I'd say you're absolutely right. 170 00:15:31,877 --> 00:15:32,969 What? 171 00:15:33,879 --> 00:15:35,107 Nothing. 172 00:15:39,318 --> 00:15:40,979 Nothing. It's just... 173 00:15:42,088 --> 00:15:45,990 Well, you look pretty decent first thing in the morning. 174 00:15:47,727 --> 00:15:49,058 So do you. 175 00:15:53,766 --> 00:15:56,667 - I ordered coffee. - Good. That's a good thing. 176 00:15:59,005 --> 00:16:00,404 There it is. 177 00:16:09,582 --> 00:16:11,777 Early to bed, early to rise. 178 00:16:13,719 --> 00:16:15,118 Rough night. 179 00:16:20,726 --> 00:16:21,920 Thanks. 180 00:16:31,837 --> 00:16:33,429 I'm a heavy sleeper. 181 00:16:41,414 --> 00:16:44,645 Admiral, my staff at Luthor Technologies will be available to you... 182 00:16:44,717 --> 00:16:47,117 both during and after the test. 183 00:16:49,455 --> 00:16:53,323 Of course. We'll delay our joint statement to the media concerning Shock Wave... 184 00:16:53,392 --> 00:16:57,829 until after the results are in. I expect nothing short of total success. 185 00:16:59,565 --> 00:17:01,931 Admiral, I look forward to that. 186 00:17:03,369 --> 00:17:07,703 Who's Rourke, what system are they talking about, and what tests? 187 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:09,307 Don't forget the vote. 188 00:17:09,375 --> 00:17:12,139 We should get every available record of every vote taken... 189 00:17:12,211 --> 00:17:14,008 by Harrington's committee over the past... 190 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:17,311 - Six months? Already on it. - It's gotta be something big. 191 00:17:17,383 --> 00:17:19,977 Congressmen do not sell out for less than big. 192 00:17:20,052 --> 00:17:21,041 I ran Rourke... 193 00:17:21,120 --> 00:17:25,318 name and picture through every program the Daily Planet has access to. 194 00:17:25,391 --> 00:17:28,360 - The man's a ghost. - What about Apocalypse Consulting? 195 00:17:28,427 --> 00:17:30,861 No bank accounts or transactions I can trace. 196 00:17:30,930 --> 00:17:32,625 Apocalypse moved in a few months ago... 197 00:17:32,698 --> 00:17:35,667 paid off a five-year lease on the offices in advance. 198 00:17:35,768 --> 00:17:38,293 - Business must be good. - What business? 199 00:17:38,371 --> 00:17:40,703 Thaddeus Rourke, international arms dealer... 200 00:17:40,773 --> 00:17:45,142 electronic weapons system analyst, entrepreneur, general bad guy. 201 00:17:45,211 --> 00:17:48,146 Last known base of operations: Beirut. 202 00:17:48,214 --> 00:17:50,341 - How did you find that? - Where did you get that? 203 00:17:50,416 --> 00:17:53,647 Sources, boys and girls. Sources. Lifeblood of journalism. 204 00:17:55,521 --> 00:17:57,045 People magazine. 205 00:17:57,123 --> 00:17:58,613 Yeah. Give me that. 206 00:17:58,858 --> 00:18:02,453 Arms dealer, House Defense Committee. Makes sense. 207 00:18:02,528 --> 00:18:04,519 Now, team, we gotta talk. 208 00:18:04,630 --> 00:18:05,858 A scoop is a scoop... 209 00:18:05,931 --> 00:18:09,628 but if we're into something that's impacting on national security... 210 00:18:10,836 --> 00:18:13,168 we're going to just have to bring in the federales. 211 00:18:13,239 --> 00:18:14,467 - Now? - No, not now. 212 00:18:14,540 --> 00:18:18,408 But when the time is right. Right now we've got more questions than answers. 213 00:18:18,477 --> 00:18:20,445 - So, let's hear some theories. - I got one. 214 00:18:20,513 --> 00:18:23,539 The Defense Department is about to test some new weapon system... 215 00:18:23,616 --> 00:18:25,083 and Rourke wants to know about it. 216 00:18:25,151 --> 00:18:27,551 So he bribes Harrington to slip him the information. 217 00:18:27,620 --> 00:18:29,212 But Harrington's afraid of Rourke. 218 00:18:29,288 --> 00:18:33,088 Or maybe he's afraid of what Rourke might do once he gets the information. 219 00:18:33,159 --> 00:18:37,027 It seems to me now's the time to back up our surveillance with a little legwork. 220 00:18:37,096 --> 00:18:40,998 Cat, can you find Congressman Harrington and stick with him? 221 00:18:41,967 --> 00:18:43,798 Like superglue. 222 00:18:43,936 --> 00:18:46,996 - Jimmy, next time Rourke shows... - Got him. 223 00:18:47,072 --> 00:18:48,437 You two need any help? 224 00:18:48,507 --> 00:18:50,134 I'm coping. 225 00:18:50,342 --> 00:18:51,809 We're coping. 226 00:18:52,211 --> 00:18:53,678 Whatever. 227 00:18:53,746 --> 00:18:56,806 Okay. You got two days left. Make the most of them. 228 00:19:08,060 --> 00:19:10,119 - Gin. - No way. 229 00:19:10,796 --> 00:19:12,058 Read them and weep. 230 00:19:17,603 --> 00:19:19,468 I can't make the rent. 231 00:19:19,872 --> 00:19:23,330 I'll take everything you got, and you go directly to the poorhouse. 232 00:19:23,642 --> 00:19:25,337 - Time's up. - No, it's not! 233 00:19:25,845 --> 00:19:29,372 I know the answer to this. Just give it to me again. 234 00:19:29,448 --> 00:19:31,746 - What is that? - It's my word. 235 00:19:32,952 --> 00:19:35,614 - There's no such word as "chumpy. " - Sure there is. 236 00:19:35,688 --> 00:19:37,986 Someone's a chump, therefore he's chumpy. 237 00:19:38,057 --> 00:19:39,490 Try again. 238 00:19:39,558 --> 00:19:43,119 - Are you challenging me? - You bet your sweet little chumpy I am. 239 00:19:44,864 --> 00:19:46,058 Okay. 240 00:19:50,803 --> 00:19:52,270 I told you. 241 00:19:52,905 --> 00:19:55,100 You call that a dictionary? 242 00:19:55,307 --> 00:19:58,936 Lois, you are the most competitive person I have ever met. 243 00:19:59,178 --> 00:20:02,045 What is it about you that makes you need to win all the time? 244 00:20:02,114 --> 00:20:04,639 I do not need to win all the time. 245 00:20:04,750 --> 00:20:07,310 What was the name of Jerry Lewis'... 246 00:20:07,786 --> 00:20:11,620 suave alter ego in The Nutty Professor? 247 00:20:25,337 --> 00:20:27,032 - Buddy Love. - Yes! I knew that. 248 00:20:27,106 --> 00:20:30,507 - No, you didn't. - No, I knew that. 249 00:20:31,243 --> 00:20:35,077 See, Lois, you're right. You don't need to win all the time. 250 00:20:36,415 --> 00:20:37,439 It's a game. 251 00:20:37,516 --> 00:20:40,713 Are you telling me that when you play a game, you don't play to win? 252 00:20:40,786 --> 00:20:43,311 - I play to play. - Oh, boy, here it comes. 253 00:20:43,389 --> 00:20:45,880 Winning and losing is not the sole object, Lois. 254 00:20:45,958 --> 00:20:49,121 Well, this is perfect. I win, you lose, we're both happy. 255 00:20:59,672 --> 00:21:01,196 Are you insane? 256 00:21:01,807 --> 00:21:03,775 Clark, this isn't funny! 257 00:21:06,612 --> 00:21:08,079 Extra towels? 258 00:21:10,149 --> 00:21:11,377 Sorry. 259 00:21:22,061 --> 00:21:24,359 Does anybody knock around here? 260 00:21:35,407 --> 00:21:37,466 Have you ever lived with anyone? 261 00:21:38,477 --> 00:21:43,278 I mean, a full-time relationship with a member of the opposite sex? 262 00:21:45,351 --> 00:21:47,012 No, not full-time. 263 00:21:48,153 --> 00:21:50,986 Me, neither. I mean, full-time. 264 00:21:52,491 --> 00:21:54,618 What do you think it's like? 265 00:21:56,261 --> 00:21:58,456 I guess, scary at first. 266 00:21:59,565 --> 00:22:00,964 Compromises. 267 00:22:01,500 --> 00:22:03,092 Forced intimacy. 268 00:22:03,268 --> 00:22:05,930 - Sharing responsibilities. - You're never alone. 269 00:22:06,305 --> 00:22:08,034 You're never alone. 270 00:22:12,244 --> 00:22:14,872 Of course, that's nothing like what we're doing now. 271 00:22:14,947 --> 00:22:16,938 No, of course not. This is artificial. 272 00:22:17,016 --> 00:22:18,347 - And temporary. - A charade. 273 00:22:18,417 --> 00:22:20,442 - It's an act. - Pure make-believe. 274 00:22:21,420 --> 00:22:24,287 - What is it? - I heard something. 275 00:22:24,356 --> 00:22:26,620 You heard something? What do you mean? 276 00:22:46,779 --> 00:22:49,339 No possible way the tests will be postponed? 277 00:22:49,415 --> 00:22:52,407 No. The weather is clear. Naval monitoring ships are en route. 278 00:22:52,484 --> 00:22:55,317 - Dawn, day after tomorrow. It's set. - Good. 279 00:22:55,387 --> 00:22:59,551 And after the test fails, we'll get my system approved and installed. 280 00:23:00,159 --> 00:23:01,683 How soon before you can vote again? 281 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:03,660 There are going to be delays, of course. 282 00:23:03,729 --> 00:23:06,664 Analysis of test results, modifications, proposals... 283 00:23:06,732 --> 00:23:07,721 No. 284 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:09,995 Thaddeus, we have to go through the process. 285 00:23:10,069 --> 00:23:12,401 After what happens at that test... 286 00:23:12,771 --> 00:23:16,298 no one's going to be interested in modification proposals. 287 00:23:16,375 --> 00:23:19,776 - What exactly will happen? - Why don't I show you? 288 00:23:20,446 --> 00:23:22,778 We made a video of our computer model. 289 00:23:22,848 --> 00:23:25,578 Bart, get the lights and the shutters. 290 00:23:31,890 --> 00:23:32,982 Rats! 291 00:23:33,625 --> 00:23:36,355 - Lead-lined. - Lead-lined? 292 00:23:36,495 --> 00:23:38,019 What does that mean? 293 00:23:38,130 --> 00:23:40,064 What? Beats me. I don't know. 294 00:23:43,669 --> 00:23:46,229 Come on. This is torture. 295 00:23:50,275 --> 00:23:53,301 Rourke, you can't. Millions of people... 296 00:23:53,879 --> 00:23:56,677 In for a penny, in for a pound. 297 00:24:18,203 --> 00:24:19,602 It's from Jimmy. 298 00:24:19,671 --> 00:24:22,663 Voting records of the House Defense Committee. 299 00:24:31,250 --> 00:24:33,878 Clark, I'm going to go down to the lobby. 300 00:24:33,952 --> 00:24:37,444 - I need to get something from the store. - Okay. 301 00:24:41,894 --> 00:24:43,384 Back in a few. 302 00:24:53,138 --> 00:24:54,537 - Hello? - Clark Kent. 303 00:24:54,807 --> 00:24:58,334 What are you doing in the honeymoon suite of the Lexor Hotel? 304 00:24:58,544 --> 00:25:01,012 - How did you find us? - Perry White gave us the number. 305 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:03,147 You and Lois? 306 00:25:03,615 --> 00:25:04,946 Is that... 307 00:25:06,318 --> 00:25:07,615 Does everybody know? 308 00:25:07,686 --> 00:25:11,383 Sure, Mom, it's no problem. We're registered as husband and wife. 309 00:25:13,859 --> 00:25:17,192 Well, Clark, is there anything you'd like to tell us? 310 00:25:17,262 --> 00:25:18,286 Not really. 311 00:25:18,363 --> 00:25:21,389 It's going smoothly, assuming Lois keeps her end of the bargain... 312 00:25:21,466 --> 00:25:23,559 and lets me have my turn in the bedroom tonight. 313 00:25:25,037 --> 00:25:26,026 I... 314 00:25:26,305 --> 00:25:27,602 That would be... 315 00:25:28,874 --> 00:25:30,603 I'm sure she will, Son. 316 00:25:30,909 --> 00:25:34,003 - Honey... - Mom, hold on a second. 317 00:25:36,982 --> 00:25:39,007 Lois, what're you doing? 318 00:25:39,084 --> 00:25:41,018 Gee, Clark, if we called at a bad time... 319 00:25:52,531 --> 00:25:55,728 No, Mom, it's not like that, I just... 320 00:25:55,834 --> 00:25:57,665 Honey, you can tell us. 321 00:26:10,649 --> 00:26:13,049 Mom, Lois is in trouble. I'll call you back tomorrow. 322 00:26:13,118 --> 00:26:14,278 Clark? 323 00:27:17,783 --> 00:27:20,911 - Lois, what happened? - I don't know. Did you see it? 324 00:27:20,986 --> 00:27:22,010 See what? 325 00:27:22,087 --> 00:27:25,386 Never mind, you are so oblivious. We can catch it on replay. 326 00:27:27,626 --> 00:27:30,652 - You didn't reload the camera. - Didn't I? 327 00:27:35,267 --> 00:27:36,427 Sorry. 328 00:27:37,936 --> 00:27:41,633 I am going to take a hot shower, and then I am going to bed. 329 00:27:43,108 --> 00:27:45,042 - Good night, Lois. - Good night! 330 00:27:52,684 --> 00:27:53,776 Excuse me. 331 00:27:55,020 --> 00:27:56,078 Sorry. 332 00:27:58,423 --> 00:28:01,153 - You know, could I? - Yeah, sure. 333 00:28:01,827 --> 00:28:03,021 There you go. 334 00:28:06,798 --> 00:28:08,265 Could I just... 335 00:28:08,500 --> 00:28:10,195 - I forgot my toothbrush. - Yeah. 336 00:28:10,268 --> 00:28:11,394 Thanks. 337 00:28:12,838 --> 00:28:15,102 - It's tough, huh? - What? 338 00:28:15,307 --> 00:28:16,535 Sharing. 339 00:28:16,875 --> 00:28:19,275 Yeah. How do people do it? 340 00:28:19,945 --> 00:28:21,412 I don't know. 341 00:28:35,527 --> 00:28:36,755 Tsunami. 342 00:28:37,796 --> 00:28:40,526 Is that the one with avocado and shrimp? 343 00:28:40,999 --> 00:28:44,196 Yes, Cat, that's the one. I was about to make a copy of that file... 344 00:28:44,269 --> 00:28:46,134 when I heard something in the outer office. 345 00:28:46,204 --> 00:28:47,967 What, we'll never know. 346 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:51,134 Why are they keeping a file on Japanese seafood? 347 00:28:52,310 --> 00:28:54,710 Cat, tsunami is not what you think it is. 348 00:28:54,780 --> 00:28:58,238 It's a giant wave, Cat. It's like a tidal wave. 349 00:28:58,316 --> 00:29:00,750 Wait a minute. I've got something on waves. 350 00:29:00,819 --> 00:29:02,616 Wait a minute. Shock wave. 351 00:29:02,854 --> 00:29:06,517 Harrington's committee voted on something called Project Shock Wave... 352 00:29:06,591 --> 00:29:08,491 not too long ago. Here it is. 353 00:29:09,061 --> 00:29:12,656 "Appropriation approval for a system test installation. " 354 00:29:12,731 --> 00:29:14,631 That vote was taken five weeks ago. 355 00:29:14,699 --> 00:29:19,068 Passed 8 to 0 with one abstention. Congressman Ian Harrington. 356 00:29:19,871 --> 00:29:23,136 Nothing about what it is. This is what they were talking about. 357 00:29:23,208 --> 00:29:25,403 Rourke wanted Harrington to reverse this vote. 358 00:29:25,477 --> 00:29:28,310 And get his system approved. Whatever that means. 359 00:29:28,447 --> 00:29:30,779 If we only knew what Shock Wave was. 360 00:29:30,849 --> 00:29:33,249 How did it go with Harrington yesterday? 361 00:29:33,318 --> 00:29:37,084 1:30, lunch with a semi-attractive blonde. 362 00:29:37,322 --> 00:29:39,449 3:00, hair cut and manicure. 363 00:29:39,624 --> 00:29:42,491 4:30, drinks with a so-so redhead. 364 00:29:42,727 --> 00:29:46,128 7:00 p. m., dinner with one mousy brunette. 365 00:29:46,198 --> 00:29:48,894 It's nice to know our tax dollars are being spread around. 366 00:29:48,967 --> 00:29:52,869 10:00, drinks with a striking auburn-haired beauty. 367 00:29:54,773 --> 00:29:58,072 Well, finally. Someone with a little class. Who was she? 368 00:29:59,511 --> 00:30:00,535 Me. 369 00:30:03,181 --> 00:30:05,513 Like superglue, remember? 370 00:30:05,650 --> 00:30:09,848 Anyway, after that, Harrington went back to his office to see Rourke. 371 00:30:09,921 --> 00:30:11,889 Yeah, what's the story with Rourke? 372 00:30:11,957 --> 00:30:13,618 After last night's fire drill... 373 00:30:13,692 --> 00:30:16,422 Rourke and Bart drove to Pier 31 and went into a warehouse. 374 00:30:16,495 --> 00:30:19,362 They were still there this morning when I left to come here. 375 00:30:19,431 --> 00:30:21,296 Warehouse leased to... 376 00:30:21,566 --> 00:30:23,158 Apocalypse Consulting. 377 00:30:23,335 --> 00:30:25,860 - Did you look inside? - No. There was no windows. 378 00:30:25,937 --> 00:30:27,427 We're spinning our wheels. 379 00:30:27,506 --> 00:30:30,998 Some test monitored by naval units is taking place tomorrow at dawn... 380 00:30:31,076 --> 00:30:33,442 and Rourke is planning on sabotaging it. 381 00:30:33,545 --> 00:30:35,206 I think it's time. 382 00:30:35,714 --> 00:30:37,306 Time to go to the top. 383 00:30:37,716 --> 00:30:40,048 To the man who always knows what's happening. 384 00:30:40,118 --> 00:30:43,485 To the man who has never let me down. 385 00:30:43,555 --> 00:30:46,183 - You don't mean... - I do mean... 386 00:30:46,958 --> 00:30:48,118 Sore Throat. 387 00:30:53,899 --> 00:30:55,491 Why here? It's freezing. 388 00:30:55,567 --> 00:30:58,934 Sore Throat's choice. He's a creature of habit. 389 00:30:59,504 --> 00:31:01,301 Here. Take my jacket. 390 00:31:11,249 --> 00:31:15,151 You should dress more warmly, miss. This is the cold and flu season. 391 00:31:17,923 --> 00:31:20,824 Allergies, they're killing me. 392 00:31:22,928 --> 00:31:26,386 Always good to see you, Perry. Who are they? 393 00:31:26,464 --> 00:31:28,455 Two of my best reporters. 394 00:31:28,767 --> 00:31:33,204 This violates our agreement. My understanding was I speak only to you. 395 00:31:33,271 --> 00:31:37,435 Well, it doesn't violate it exactly, it just expands it. 396 00:31:37,509 --> 00:31:39,841 Please, trust me. 397 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:45,249 Well, okay. Just this one time. 398 00:31:45,350 --> 00:31:49,116 What can you tell us about Project Shock Wave? 399 00:31:49,187 --> 00:31:50,586 Where did you hear that name? 400 00:31:50,655 --> 00:31:54,022 We have reason to believe that Thaddeus Rourke is working with... 401 00:31:54,092 --> 00:31:57,391 Congressman Ian Harrington to sabotage Project Shock Wave... 402 00:31:57,829 --> 00:32:01,492 - which is due to be tested... - At dawn tomorrow. I know all about it. 403 00:32:01,866 --> 00:32:06,235 Project Shock Wave. Experimental Coastal Defense Network. 404 00:32:07,105 --> 00:32:11,667 Couple of years ago, the Navy began lobbying for their own Star Wars system. 405 00:32:12,143 --> 00:32:15,943 Several proposals were made, and the Navy picked Shock Wave. 406 00:32:16,881 --> 00:32:19,111 Rourke's system was runner-up. 407 00:32:19,184 --> 00:32:21,243 Can you tell us who's behind Shock Wave? 408 00:32:21,319 --> 00:32:23,184 Luthor Technologies. 409 00:32:26,024 --> 00:32:27,651 Why did they pick Shock Wave? 410 00:32:27,726 --> 00:32:29,694 More sophisticated. 411 00:32:32,631 --> 00:32:35,600 It's designed to automatically... 412 00:32:37,435 --> 00:32:41,462 identify any foreign object within the sensor range... 413 00:32:41,573 --> 00:32:44,007 and calibrate an appropriate response. 414 00:32:44,943 --> 00:32:48,208 - What kind of response? - Well, think of it as... 415 00:32:48,613 --> 00:32:51,480 a sonic curtain, sonic vibrations... 416 00:32:52,150 --> 00:32:54,880 which provide an impenetrable barrier... 417 00:32:54,953 --> 00:32:57,285 that would disable whatever would try to pass. 418 00:32:57,355 --> 00:33:00,017 I'm not surprised that Rourke is taking steps. 419 00:33:00,091 --> 00:33:02,150 He put millions into his system. 420 00:33:05,430 --> 00:33:07,022 Tissue, anybody? 421 00:33:14,572 --> 00:33:17,439 Mr. Throat... 422 00:33:18,710 --> 00:33:20,735 what do you suggest we do? 423 00:33:22,981 --> 00:33:26,382 You could take whatever evidence you have to the Navy... 424 00:33:28,186 --> 00:33:30,245 but they'd probably accuse you of espionage. 425 00:33:30,322 --> 00:33:32,290 This test is top-secret. 426 00:33:32,657 --> 00:33:35,455 Or you could just publish your theories. 427 00:33:36,328 --> 00:33:38,455 Force the Navy to cancel the test. 428 00:33:38,830 --> 00:33:42,027 Face government censure, a slew of lawsuits... 429 00:33:42,434 --> 00:33:45,403 or you could do what I'm gonna do. 430 00:33:46,137 --> 00:33:47,536 What's that? 431 00:33:48,606 --> 00:33:50,198 Get out of town. 432 00:33:50,575 --> 00:33:52,566 I need a drier climate. 433 00:33:52,711 --> 00:33:55,509 That's it? That's your advice? 434 00:33:55,580 --> 00:33:58,105 The great Sore Throat has spoken? 435 00:33:58,483 --> 00:34:00,610 What did you expect to hear? 436 00:34:00,685 --> 00:34:02,312 Follow the money? 437 00:34:02,821 --> 00:34:05,016 You know, I never understood that. 438 00:34:05,090 --> 00:34:08,025 Well, keep in touch. 439 00:34:09,094 --> 00:34:10,425 As always. 440 00:34:11,830 --> 00:34:13,320 By the way... 441 00:34:13,732 --> 00:34:16,724 did I mention that Rourke is completely insane... 442 00:34:16,801 --> 00:34:19,326 with maniacal delusions of grandeur? 443 00:34:19,471 --> 00:34:22,065 - No. - Well, he is. 444 00:34:27,379 --> 00:34:29,870 I say we publish. We gather everything we've got. 445 00:34:29,948 --> 00:34:33,179 Video, audio, research, and we put it in the afternoon edition. 446 00:34:33,251 --> 00:34:37,153 - Assuming Perry goes for it, I agree. - Rourke scares me. 447 00:34:37,222 --> 00:34:40,487 If half of what we've heard is true, he's gotta be stopped. 448 00:35:01,913 --> 00:35:05,371 My credit card. I was wondering where that was. 449 00:35:31,776 --> 00:35:33,437 - Did you hear something? - Nope. 450 00:35:33,511 --> 00:35:35,308 Don't just sit there. 451 00:35:46,224 --> 00:35:48,124 Well, Rourke knows that we're onto him. 452 00:35:48,193 --> 00:35:51,287 Worse than that, he's destroyed all our evidence. 453 00:35:58,102 --> 00:36:00,070 And emptied the files. 454 00:36:54,759 --> 00:36:55,919 Where is she? 455 00:36:55,994 --> 00:36:59,054 I checked her apartment, the gym, and the chocolate parlor. 456 00:36:59,130 --> 00:37:01,496 All the usual places. Nothing. 457 00:37:01,566 --> 00:37:05,127 - Now I'm starting to get worried. - Lois was pretty upset. 458 00:37:05,203 --> 00:37:06,602 I'm starved. 459 00:37:07,405 --> 00:37:08,429 Chief! 460 00:37:08,506 --> 00:37:11,737 I called everyone I know in Washington. No one's even interested. 461 00:37:11,809 --> 00:37:14,972 And as far as the Navy's concerned, there is no test. 462 00:37:19,217 --> 00:37:21,549 - Lois turn up? - No. 463 00:37:29,260 --> 00:37:31,023 Who are you calling? 464 00:37:32,764 --> 00:37:34,925 Hello, this is Clark Kent from the Daily Planet. 465 00:37:34,999 --> 00:37:37,490 I'd like to speak to Lex Luthor, please. 466 00:38:04,262 --> 00:38:07,720 - What would I do if I were her? - Something impetuous. 467 00:38:07,799 --> 00:38:09,926 - And headstrong. - And dangerous. 468 00:38:10,001 --> 00:38:12,799 - Anyone else hungry? - No, thank you. 469 00:38:13,438 --> 00:38:16,601 - Lex, what're you doing here? - Perry. 470 00:38:16,674 --> 00:38:18,301 Mr. Kent. Cat. 471 00:38:20,411 --> 00:38:21,605 Whomever. 472 00:38:21,679 --> 00:38:24,705 Luthor Technologies has approximately half a billion dollars... 473 00:38:24,782 --> 00:38:28,582 in research and development tied up in a project code-named Shock Wave. 474 00:38:28,653 --> 00:38:32,487 The name is top secret, yet you, Mr. Kent, call me up... 475 00:38:32,557 --> 00:38:34,923 you tell me not only do you know about the project... 476 00:38:34,993 --> 00:38:37,018 but that you suspect that Thaddeus Rourke... 477 00:38:37,095 --> 00:38:39,893 a man with whom I've had previous unsatisfactory dealings... 478 00:38:39,964 --> 00:38:42,956 intends upon sabotaging the impending test... 479 00:38:43,034 --> 00:38:45,434 a test which commences in six-and-a-half minutes. 480 00:38:45,503 --> 00:38:49,098 So, under the circumstances, I might have elected to stay home and watch... 481 00:38:49,173 --> 00:38:51,698 reruns of Flipper on the late night cable channel... 482 00:38:51,776 --> 00:38:55,610 but I decided to come here. Now, what is going on? 483 00:38:58,016 --> 00:39:01,042 We've had Rourke and Congressman Harrington under surveillance. 484 00:39:01,119 --> 00:39:03,781 Rourke is positive that your system will fail its test... 485 00:39:03,855 --> 00:39:06,824 leaving the door wide open for his system to be adopted instead. 486 00:39:06,891 --> 00:39:09,917 Italian would be good. They have the linguini in clam sauce. 487 00:39:09,994 --> 00:39:11,859 Rourke and Harrington? 488 00:39:12,196 --> 00:39:13,595 I should have known. 489 00:39:13,765 --> 00:39:15,562 You say Rourke is positive? 490 00:39:15,900 --> 00:39:17,162 That implies sabotage. 491 00:39:17,235 --> 00:39:21,137 No one ever described Thaddeus Rourke as an incurable optimist. 492 00:39:21,272 --> 00:39:25,641 - Lex, how can your system be sabotaged? - As far as I know, it can't. 493 00:39:25,710 --> 00:39:27,871 - But Rourke is a weapons expert. - He is. 494 00:39:27,945 --> 00:39:30,436 Maybe Mexican. Chicken enchiladas. 495 00:39:30,515 --> 00:39:33,040 - What about a power failure? - There's too many backups. 496 00:39:33,117 --> 00:39:36,678 Besides, Rourke hinted at something more than a simple breakdown. 497 00:39:37,321 --> 00:39:38,481 Something bigger. 498 00:39:38,556 --> 00:39:40,820 Japanese! I could go for Japanese. 499 00:39:41,292 --> 00:39:43,487 Hey, how about some of that tsunami? 500 00:39:46,831 --> 00:39:47,889 Tsunami? 501 00:39:47,965 --> 00:39:51,423 Tsunami, a giant wave caused by an undersea tremor. 502 00:39:51,502 --> 00:39:52,628 Shock Wave. 503 00:39:52,704 --> 00:39:56,196 And Apocalypse Consulting has a warehouse on Pier 31. 504 00:39:57,542 --> 00:39:58,907 Where's Lois Lane? 505 00:40:02,947 --> 00:40:04,505 I envy you two. 506 00:40:04,782 --> 00:40:07,216 You'll have a much better view from here. 507 00:40:07,285 --> 00:40:11,085 However, we do need to get out beyond the three-mile limit. 508 00:40:12,657 --> 00:40:13,919 Sayonara. 509 00:40:24,368 --> 00:40:25,892 What did he mean? 510 00:40:26,771 --> 00:40:28,204 We're dead. 511 00:40:28,473 --> 00:40:31,271 We'll be fine, Congressman. Someone will find us. 512 00:40:32,610 --> 00:40:34,271 No, it's too late. 513 00:40:35,546 --> 00:40:37,946 I never meant for this to happen. 514 00:40:38,883 --> 00:40:39,907 What? 515 00:40:40,184 --> 00:40:43,244 All systems operational for sonic barrier penetration. 516 00:40:43,321 --> 00:40:45,585 Depth. Sonar sweeps negative. 517 00:40:47,492 --> 00:40:49,756 Helicopter, you're clear for takeoff. 518 00:40:53,965 --> 00:40:58,061 Release in 3, 2, 1. 519 00:41:02,940 --> 00:41:06,637 Shock wave in 10, 9, 8... 520 00:41:06,711 --> 00:41:09,976 7, 6, 5... 521 00:41:10,047 --> 00:41:12,777 4, 3, 2. 522 00:41:30,501 --> 00:41:32,469 Clark! Over here! 523 00:41:32,537 --> 00:41:34,630 - Where's Rourke? - Gone. Out to sea. 524 00:41:35,173 --> 00:41:37,505 - Is he all right? - I think he's in shock. 525 00:41:37,575 --> 00:41:40,009 He never meant for this to happen. 526 00:41:40,077 --> 00:41:42,204 - For what to happen? - I don't know. 527 00:41:53,257 --> 00:41:54,485 Come on. 528 00:41:56,327 --> 00:41:57,487 Run! 529 00:42:45,176 --> 00:42:47,940 Held for questioning? They caught the guy red-handed. 530 00:42:48,012 --> 00:42:51,379 It's amazing how he manipulated the shock wave sensors into thinking... 531 00:42:51,449 --> 00:42:53,576 something the size of the Rocky Mountains... 532 00:42:53,651 --> 00:42:55,175 was trying to penetrate the system. 533 00:42:55,253 --> 00:42:57,448 The system worked fine. It just overreacted. 534 00:42:57,521 --> 00:43:00,251 And the resulting seismic effect caused the tsunami. 535 00:43:00,324 --> 00:43:03,953 So Luthor Technologies, with some modification, gets the contract. 536 00:43:04,028 --> 00:43:05,188 End of story. 537 00:43:05,263 --> 00:43:06,594 Not quite. 538 00:43:06,764 --> 00:43:10,359 Now Congressman Ian Harrington is claiming that he set the whole thing up... 539 00:43:10,434 --> 00:43:12,425 as a sting operation to trap Rourke... 540 00:43:12,503 --> 00:43:15,336 and that any accusations of collusion on his part... 541 00:43:15,406 --> 00:43:18,569 are simply unsubstantiated rumors. 542 00:43:19,410 --> 00:43:21,002 The best kind. 543 00:43:23,814 --> 00:43:26,214 I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong impression, Mom. 544 00:43:26,550 --> 00:43:30,418 The wrong impression? Whatever do you mean, Clark? 545 00:43:30,755 --> 00:43:32,916 You know Lois and I are just friends... 546 00:43:33,591 --> 00:43:34,785 and co-workers. 547 00:43:34,859 --> 00:43:36,588 If you say so, Son. 548 00:43:36,661 --> 00:43:39,789 I mean, if anything ever did happen between us... 549 00:43:40,197 --> 00:43:43,098 - which is not to say that it would... - We understand. 550 00:43:43,567 --> 00:43:47,401 ...it would be because we'd gotten to know each other really well... 551 00:43:48,606 --> 00:43:52,007 I mean, it wouldn't be impulsive. 552 00:43:52,843 --> 00:43:55,038 That is very sensible, Clark. 553 00:43:55,846 --> 00:43:56,904 So... 554 00:43:57,048 --> 00:43:59,710 So you really liked being with her, didn't you? 555 00:44:02,620 --> 00:44:04,212 Good night, Son. 556 00:44:05,656 --> 00:44:07,988 Good night, Dad. Good night, Mom. 557 00:44:09,894 --> 00:44:11,555 Good night, honey. 558 00:44:22,139 --> 00:44:23,128 Hello? 559 00:44:23,207 --> 00:44:26,472 You'll never guess where I am. Our former love nest. 560 00:44:26,544 --> 00:44:29,104 The honeymoon suite? How? 561 00:44:29,747 --> 00:44:32,875 Just the management's way of apologizing for any inconvenience... 562 00:44:32,950 --> 00:44:34,178 suffered during our stay. 563 00:44:34,251 --> 00:44:36,776 I was the one who never got to use the bedroom. 564 00:44:36,854 --> 00:44:39,880 Well, this will give you something to look forward to. 565 00:44:39,957 --> 00:44:42,653 When you find the right woman, of course. 566 00:44:42,727 --> 00:44:44,388 Of course. 567 00:44:45,196 --> 00:44:46,823 So relaxing here. 568 00:44:47,631 --> 00:44:49,724 I've got the drapes closed. 569 00:44:51,602 --> 00:44:55,163 Well, this is all very fascinating, Lois, but I am beat. 570 00:44:55,239 --> 00:44:58,003 - I think I'll turn in. - Me, too. 571 00:45:00,478 --> 00:45:02,469 What? Was there something else? 572 00:45:03,848 --> 00:45:06,476 No. Nothing. It's just... 573 00:45:08,753 --> 00:45:10,414 Good night, Clark. 574 00:45:15,626 --> 00:45:17,253 Good night, Lois.